Federation Calendar: On January 10, 2008, the interrogation meeting for the loss of contact with the Rock, the most serious accident since the establishment of the Human Federation, was officially held.
The Scientific Investigation Committee was formed by 180 of the most outstanding physical scientists from the top scientific institutions of mankind, including the Royal Academy of Sciences of Western Europe, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, the Institute of Astronomical Computation, and the International Center for Theoretical Physics, to jointly interrogate the overall design of the Panshi. Division-Zhou Xing, the Panshi traveled through the wormhole and caused a serious accident in which it lost contact.
At Zhou Xing's request, this interrogation will be held publicly to the whole world, and the huge venue is packed with seats.
There is no trivial matter related to Zhou Xing, not to mention that the Panshi is the first interstellar carrier in the human world. Its loss of contact caused the grand "Ark Project" to fail.
What is the current situation of the interstellar carrier that mankind spent 80 trillion yuan to build? Is it destroyed? Or is there somewhere in the universe, and they need an answer.
The interrogation is about to begin, and the thousands-seat auditorium is filled with reporters, scientists, dignitaries, and members of the Science Committee.
"Look, that's Professor Pruss. He just published the latest results of black hole research in Science magazine this year."
"Professor George is also here. He is the latest winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics. I didn't expect that he is also on the list of the Scientific Committee."
"Professor Zhang Zhihong and Professor Zhang Chaonan, two leading figures in Chinese scientific research, are here!"
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A group of scientists walked into the venue and headed towards the exclusive area of the Scientific Committee. The audience kept screaming and were stunned by the powerful lineup of the Scientific Committee.
The world's most renowned physical scientists were present, and every one of them who stamped their feet would make the scientific community tremble.
The huge venue was buzzing, the audience was impatient, and all the members of the scientific committee were here. So when will today’s protagonist, Zhou Xing, enter the venue
The audience craned their necks in anticipation.
"I'm coming!"
There was a sudden commotion at the venue.
The next second, a familiar figure appeared at the entrance, and the huge venue suddenly fell silent.
Wearing a crisp black suit, Zhou Xing walked slowly into the venue with steady steps and a faint smile on his resolute face, under the gaze of thousands of eyes.
"Pa bang bang..." Applause suddenly rang out in the venue. Everyone looked at Zhou Xing excitedly and clapped as hard as they could.
The audience expressed through actions that although today was an interrogation meeting to hold accountable the Panshi's missing incident, Zhou Xing is still the greatest scientist in their hearts, and his contribution to the advancement of human science and technology has never been forgotten.
Amid fierce applause, Zhou Xing slowly walked to his exclusive seat, facing the interrogation table of the Scientific Committee.
Seeing Zhou Xing sit down at the interrogation table, Chen Hong, the chairman of the scientific committee, immediately spoke: "Everyone, please remain silent. The investigation into the Panshi's missing incident will begin now."
Upon hearing this, the fierce applause suddenly stopped, and the huge venue became silent for an instant, and you could hear a pin drop.
The interrogation finally began.
As the chief designer of the Panshi, Zhou Xing has unshirkable responsibility for the Panshi's loss of contact.
However, Zhou Xing is the greatest scientist of mankind. Since the establishment of Xingyao Group, he has made indelible contributions to all mankind, including nanomedicine, life extension genes, intelligent technology, controllable nuclear fusion, aerospace technology... Because of his relationship, mankind has gained Life expectancy has been extended five times. Because of his relationship, human civilization has an endless supply of clean energy. Because of his relationship, human civilization has entered the interstellar era.
All in all, for a great scientist like Zhou Xing, it is too late for all mankind to support him and protect him, so how can he be willing to interrogate and hold him accountable.
However, credit must be given to credit. The Panshi cost a huge investment of 80 trillion and the construction period lasted nearly ten years. It was placed in the hope of the continuation of civilization by all mankind. Its loss of contact caused heavy losses to human civilization. If it was a man-made accident, no one could do anything about it. Evading responsibility, including Zhou Xing.
"Zhou Xing, as the chief designer of the Panshi, you have unshirkable responsibility for the fact that the Panshi did not emerge from the TRAPPIST-1 galaxy according to the established plan. Now we will ask you to find out what happened when the Panshi lost contact. Please answer our questions truthfully." Chen Hong, chairman of the Science Committee, looked at Zhou Xing and said solemnly.
"Understood, I will answer truthfully!" Zhou Xing nodded.
Chairman of the Science Committee, Chen Hong, glanced down at the question draft, looked at Zhou Xing and asked loudly: "Is the 'wormhole shuttle' technology used by the 'Panshi' a mature technology? What confidence do you have to ensure that there will be no problems with this technology?" "
Hearing this, the faces of the audience all changed and they were worried. The question raised by Chen Hong, Chairman of the Science Committee, was very serious. If Zhou Xing could not cite real and credible data to support the Panshi's loss of contact, he would definitely be responsible for his dereliction of duty. Can't run.
"'Wormhole shuttle' is definitely a mature technology. It has gone through tens of millions of simulation calculations and is based on tens of thousands of wormhole opening instances of space tunnel machines! The technical error rate is less than one in a billion, which is lower than the aircraft crash. Fellow scientific committee members, I have provided the relevant technical experimental data, please review it carefully." Zhou Xing looked at the scientific committee members and answered truthfully.
Hearing this, the scientific committee members looked through the documents one after another. They had read the "wormhole shuttle" technology application data provided by Zhou Xing countless times before, and were deeply shocked by the huge amount of detailed information.
Just like the achievements made by Shining Star Group in other fields, such as: nanomedicine, life extension genes, flying cars... and other technological products, supported by huge application experimental data, from the release of Shining Star Group's technological product applications to now, due to the product itself There are almost no accidents caused by quality.
From this point, it is enough to infer from the side Zhou Xing’s achievements in the application of “wormhole shuttle”.
After Zhou Xing answered, the venue paused for a moment.
Professor Smith, the scientist sitting on the left side of Chen Hong, frowned, looked at Zhou Xing and asked: "Zhou Xing, the experimental data you provided does not involve instances of 'wormhole crossing' at an energy level like the Panshi, so from this point of view we can It is judged that this technology is not mature yet.”
Hearing this, everyone frowned and started thinking about it.
The energy level at which the Panshi activated the "wormhole" was much higher than the experimental data provided by Zhou Xing. Quantitative changes would lead to qualitative changes, and the probability of accidents would be very high.
Could this be the reason why the Panshi lost contact
All the scientific committee members looked at Zhou Xing, looking forward to his answer.
Zhou Xing, as expected, shook his head and denied: "That's not the reason. The reason why the Panshi lost contact was because of the 'space-time bubble' in the wormhole. The Panshi crossed time and will appear in the future."
Hearing this, the scientific committee members were silent for a while. They had already confirmed the question raised by Zhou Xing.
Space-time bubble is a concept proposed by John Wheeler in 1915 based on quantum mechanics, so it is also called Wheeler bubble. According to Einstein's general theory of relativity, energy will bend space-time, which means that energy at a small enough scale " "Bubble"-style fluctuations will be large enough to observe significant deviations from relatively smooth space-time on a larger scale. If Panshi really encounters a space-time bubble, it will go on a "time journey", and the Panshi's loss of contact can be be explained.
"How do you prove your guess? We need definite evidence." Smith stared at Zhou Xing and asked without doubt.
Hearing this, the audience became worried for Zhou Xing. If Zhou Xing could not provide sufficient evidence, then the trial would almost be over.
"Yes." Zhou Xing nodded without hesitation and answered calmly: "The information I submitted includes the monitoring records of the energy overflow during the opening of the wormhole by the 'Panshi'. According to the theory of space-time energy, it is estimated that E=mc^2=m0c^ 2/sqr... is not a universal quantity in defining the process of time. According to the energy formula... combined with the overflow data of the space-time worm energy, it can be confirmed that the 'space-time bubble' phenomenon occurred during the Panshi's passage through the wormhole."
After a pause, Zhou Xing continued to explain: "In the face of this situation, we can consider this problem from the perspective of 'space geometry'. The Panshi passes through wormhole space - we cannot see the 'wormhole space' - but The Panshi can determine the state of wormhole passage through the energy overflow value in the wormhole space, and based on the energy monitoring overflow data... By comparing other wormhole crossing experimental data, we finally draw the conclusion that the Panshi has successfully traveled through the time and space wormhole."
"If this is not enough proof, then introduce special relativity - time dilation... "
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Listening to Zhou Xing's endless examples, the scientists looked at the documents in their hands, nodded from time to time, and listened very carefully.
The audience at the scene was at a loss. Zhou Xing's explanation was too profound and they had no idea what he was talking about. However, they saw an incredible scene.
At this time, I saw that the Science Committee investigation team composed of 180 famous scientists, like good students who are eager to learn, listened attentively to the lectures, kept writing records in their diaries with pens in their hands, and their eyes were burning. From time to time, he would show signs of sudden enlightenment, and he would be mesmerized by what he heard.
The scientists and professors of the Science Committee were all impressed by Zhou Xing's answer. Chen Hong, the chairman of the Science Committee, was sweating constantly on his forehead and felt very powerless.
"Space-time wormholes" are originally a very profound and uncertain scientific frontier. The human scientific community's understanding of the universe is still very limited. However, they are facing the most famous scientist in mankind - Zhou Xing. The level of knowledge in the field of time and space is enough to crush them. This is not so much an interrogation of Zhou Xing as an academic consultation.
We can't continue, otherwise the Science Committee will lose its face!
Chairman of the Science Committee - Chen Hong coughed twice, interrupted Zhou Xing's answer, and continued to interrogate: "Zhou Xing, according to your hypothesis, the Panshi traveled through the 'space-time bubble', so when can we contact it. "
Hearing this, Zhou Xing was silent for a while. He could calculate from the changes in energy that the "Panshi" had undergone a "time journey", but he was not sure how long it would take for the "Panshi" to reappear.
Zhou Xing looked at Chen Hong and announced regretfully: "Sorry, I can only give an uncertain range for this question: between 30 and 70 years."
There was a "crash" and there was a commotion in the audience.
"So the Panshi is fine? Can we contact him in 30 years?"
"Is the Rock traveling through time?"
"Great, Mr. Zhou's inference is probably correct. Don't accuse him unjustly."
"President Zhou, you are so powerful!"
"Mr. Zhou, well done, we support you, you are right!"
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As soon as Zhou Xing finished speaking, the audience shouted excitedly and supported him.
After this interrogation, the audience discovered that there was a huge gap between the scientific knowledge of the scientists and Zhou Xing, and they suddenly remembered his "great achievements" in the scientific field.
It can be said that the leap-forward development of human civilization and science and technology in the past 20 years is entirely the result of Zhou Xing alone.
If the Panshi's loss of contact caused a major blow to Zhou Xing and caused him to stagnate in the scientific field, it would be an immeasurable loss to human civilization.
Looking at the commotion in the venue, Chen Hong, chairman of the Science Committee, banged his hammer and warned loudly: "No noise in the venue, please keep quiet!"
Hearing this, the excited audience calmed down.
"Zhou Xing, has the Panshi encountered a 'space-time bubble'? The existing data and evidence are not enough to support this statement. I hope you can provide more evidence." Chen Hong looked at Zhou Xing seriously and demanded.
Hearing this, the audience who had just calmed down immediately stopped.
"What! Whoever claims it has to provide evidence. It was you who judged Mr. Zhou to be derelict in his duties. Why didn't the Science Committee look for evidence?"
"That's right! Why do you question Mr. Zhou!"
"Mr. Zhou has always been thoughtful and considerate. For a project as big as the Panshi, he must strive for excellence. It is by no means his responsibility."
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Chen Hong's words aroused great dissatisfaction among the people. The excited audience supported Zhou Xing and denounced the Science Committee in public.
Chen Hong's expression changed and he shouted seriously: "Whoever disrupts the order of the venue again will be dealt with according to the venue's discipline."
Hearing this, the audience awed and stopped their voices in unison, and order was immediately restored in the turbulent venue.
Zhou Xing glanced at the audience gratefully, then turned to look at Chen Hong and replied regretfully: "Sorry! I can't provide more sufficient evidence. However, my son Zhou Yu is the commander of the Panshi. Without sufficient evidence, If I am sure of it, I will never let the Panshi travel through the wormhole."
Hearing this, the Science Committee members who knew the inside story looked at Zhou Xing sympathetically and felt sorry for him.
The audience, who were unaware of the situation, were all stunned by Zhou Xing's words.
"Is Zhou Yu the biological son of Mr. Zhou? God! This news is so shocking."
"'Young Marshal Yu' has been hidden too deeply, but unfortunately now... Alas!"
"It turns out that the first commander of the starship, Marshal Yu, and Mr. Zhou are father and son! Sure enough, a tiger father has no dog son!"
"Zhou Yu, Zhou Xing, their surname is Zhou, they should have guessed it earlier!"
"It's another news that has shocked the world. It's such a pity. It would be great if we could create something more!"
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Caught off guard, the audience was stunned by Zhou Xing's big revelation, and everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.
The venue was once again in chaos, and the chairman of the interrogation meeting, Chen Hongchui, was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead.